The State Department has created a special task force to assist Americans seeking to leave Israel and other Mideast countries amid the conflict with Iran, although no government evacuations are currently planned.
Watch State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce hold a news briefing in the player above.
The task force, run by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, is operating 24 hours to provide information to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents wanting to return to the United States.
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State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce wouldn't tell reporters Tuesday how many people had sought advice from the task force.
There are some 700,000 Americans, many of them dual U.S.-Israeli citizens, now in Israel and thousands more in other Mideast countries, including Iran.